Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the reverse bearing a central

the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin over the Atlantic

and matching silver wreath and rampant lions

he was posted to Headquarters 1 Canadian Army on October 20

Benoit had a history of going Absent Without Leave (AWL) on numerous occassion

2nd Model - Straps have fine silver bullion uppers with black and white threading forming the piping

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the reverse bearing a central(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. First Period (1849 1914). Civil Division. An early Military Merit Cross, in silver and enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and center, marked on the integral suspension ring with an FR denoting Rothe manufacture, an Austria Hungary dog